This red wine is produced since 1892 and was awarded many times for its quality. This wine is the “heart” of our production and it is made with 100% Sangiovese grapes from our best vineyards in Montalcino. Fattoria dei Barbi is located in the heart of the “hill” of Montalcino. The wine Brunello di Montalcino is born here.We occupy the southern part, with soils that mix a majority of marleswith a minor percentage of clay and eocenic sands. We are protected from the northern winds by the hill of Montalcino and from the hot winds by the Mount Amiata. This situation creates an uniform climate, sunny and dry, which favours the production of long ageing wines.
Grapes Sangiovese 100%.
Vineyards Property of Fattoria dei Barbi, located in the district of Montalcino and registered for Brunello di Montalcino production. Soil: marl, alberese limestone. Altitude: 300-500 mt slm. Average Age: grape vines planted between 1975 and 2017. Orientation: South. Vine Training System: Cordone libero. Vine Stock per Hectar: 5.000. Yield per Hectar: 65 ql.
The Year 2019 Winter with temperatures slightly above the average for recent years; only minimum temperatures were below zero, concentrated mainly in the first half of January. Rainfall concentrated between 18 and 25 January and the first five days of February, for a total of about 70 mm over the two months. Budding took place at the usual time, with rainfall of around 100 mm and average temperatures of around 10°C in March, April and May. The seasonal trend during these months led to a vegetative slowing down of about two weeks. There was no significant rainfall in June and July, except for a major phenomenon at the end of July, with about 70 mm in for two days. Average temperatures during the two months were between 20°C and 25°C, with peaks of 35°C on just two days. No precipitation was recorded in August, apart from around the 25th of the month, with a total of 20 mm; temperatures were within the usual range, with maximums between 30 and 35°C. Thanks to the accumulated water reserves and temperatures that never reached excessively high peaks, the foliage remained more or less intact and efficient. All this allowed the slow and even ripening of the grapes, ideal for obtaining perfect phenolic and technological maturity. As well as delaying the harvest, rain during the first week of September also allowed the containment of the alcohol content of the grapes. The Sangiovese grapes were in excellent health. The harvest started on September 30th and ended on October 10th.
Vinification Before the fermentation the grapes were subjected to a cold pre-fermentative maceration which consists in cooling the grapes at a temperature of 16° C in an environment protected by CO². This process increases the extraction of polyphenols and aroma compounds. The regular alcoholic fermentation followed and lasted 16/17 days at a controlled temperature of 27°-28°C. After the racking and the malolactic fermentation the wine aged in small-medium size oak barrels (2,25 – 15 hl) for the first months. Later it completed the aging in larger oak barrels, for a total period of two years and then is bottled at least 4 months before the release.
Chemical analysis Alcohol 14.50 % – Tot. Ac. 5.8 g/l – Vol. Ac. 0.5 g/l – Residual sugars < 0.6 g/l – Dry Extract 29.2 g/l – pH 3,27.
Sensory analysis Colour: brilliant ruby red. Bouquet: ripe red fruit (strawberries, raspberries), light and freshly smoked spice, anise, heather, white pepper. Taste: well structured, large and enveloping, slightly green tannins, closed but very promising.
Food Combination Perfect for important dishes, roasted or grilled red meats, game, venison, stewed wild boar. Excellent with mature cheeses.
Serving Temperature 18°C.
Capacity of Ageing 15-50 years.
Conservation and Storage Keep the bottle horizontally in a dark place at a temperature of 12°-14°C.
Format wine Bordeaux style bottle 0.75 Lt, Half bottle 0.35 Lt and Magnum bottle 1.5 Lt in individual wooden box.
Enviromental Labeling
Issue: May 30, 2024
Score: 92/100
Fresh and lively, this light-bodied red offers cherry, strawberry, earth and herb flavors, with crisp tannins emerging on the finish. Approachable now, but should improve with a few more years of age. Drink now through 2038. 13,046 cases made, 1,050 cases imported.
Bruce Sanderson
Issue: September 2023
Score: 95/100
Blueberry and orange peel with some cedar and nutmeg in the aromas and flavors. Medium to full body with firm and polished tannins and a flavorful finish. Polished and refined, yet structured. Solid wine. Better after three or four years.
James Suckling
Issue: December 14, 2023
Score: 95/100
2019 Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino
Producer: Fattoria dei Barbi
From: Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino
Color: Red
Type: Table
Sweetness: dry
Variety: Sangiovese
Rating 95
Release Price 80
Drink Date 2025 – 2040
Reviewed by Monica Larner
Issue Date Dec 14, 2023
Source December 2023 Week 2Offering a clean and bright fruit profile, the Fattoria dei Barbi 2019 Brunello di Montalcino shows plum, dark cherry and blackberry. The fruit presented in this vintage is fresh, velvety, nicely contoured and still tastes quite primary in nature. This bodes well for the wine’s future bottle evolution. The tannins are slightly chalky but supported by rich texture. This is from a widely distributed production of 160,000 bottles that will hit the market in January 2024. Great job here.
Monica Larner
Issue: December 2023
Score: 91/100
2019 Brunello di Montalcino.
Producer: Fattoria dei Barbi.
Release Price: $75
Drinking Window: 2025 – 2033
Color: Red
Eric Guido, November 2023
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino opens with a mentholated freshness, blending savory herbs with wild strawberries and camphor hints. It’s softly textured and supple in feel, more lifted than expected. Crisp red berry fruits cascade throughout and are supported by brisk acidity. This nishes tannic and long, leaving a bitter tinge to linger as hints of licorice fade. I find myself craving a little more flesh on the bone. That said, with maturity should also come more fat that should help to balance the 2019.Eric Guido
Issue: November 14, 2023
Score: 17+/20
Lustrous mid to deep ruby. Brooding and still closed on the nose. Supple, focused cherry fruit with fine-ground tannins. Youthful and with proper grip on the finish. Needs more time. (WS) 14.5% Drink 2026 –2034
Walter Speller
Issue: March 4, 2024
Score: 91/100
With over six centuries of land ownership in Montalcino, the Cinelli Colombinifamily continues to preside over one of the region’s most historic estates. Fattoria dei Barbi’s flagship blue label is assembled from the property’s 40 hectares that are registered for Brunello production. The 2019 is true to its mild-mannered style. A pale ruby hue with brick edges matches the mature bouquet offering sweet earthy appeal. Then an unexpected vibrancy sallies forth on the palate. Macerated raspberry gets a lift from pepper and orange peel. Fine, gentle tannins are tightly woven giving a lingering grip. Very serviceable in the near-term. Tasted by: Michaela Morris (at Chiostro Museo Montalcino, 14 Nov 2023). Drinking Window: 2024-2031
Michaela Morris
Issue: March 4, 2024
Score: 94/100
The 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino pours a ruby/garnet color and leaps fromthe glass with lots of purity and personality, revealing notes of wildcherries, pine needles, Mediterranean herbs, and crushed roses. Medium-bodied, it’s snappy with fi ne tannins, crunchy acidity, and a mouthwateringmineral fi nish. It’s zesty and inviting, with refreshing lift and a coolingsensibility, and although it’s light on its feet, it’s highly expressive. Very well done. Drink 2024-2034 | Tasting Date: 2/28/2024. Maturity: 2024-2034
Audrey Frick
Issue: March 22, 2024
Score: 95/100
Pale medium red. Very elegant, clean, minerally red fruit and fresh citrus aromas and flavours. Juicy, lively and smooth, this beautiful Brunello finishes long, energetic and beautifully focused. Outstanding stuff here made in the winery’s usual, more polite style. Drinking window: 2028-2038.
Ian D’Agata
Issue: November 14, 2023
Score: 92/100
The Fattoria dei Barbi’s straight 2019 Brunello opens with varietal Sangiovese aromas of forest floor, new leather, blue flower and aromatic herb. On the solid palate, taut tannins and fresh acidity accompany dried cherry, star anise and tobacco. Drink 2027–2034. Abv: 14.5% Kerin O’Keefe November 2023 ©kerinokeefe.com
Kerin O’Keefe
Issue: October 2023
Score: 97/100
The Brunello ‘vintage’ of Fattoria dei Barbi, a staple of the typology, in a balanced version, olfaction that opens on pomegranate notes, then wild rosemary, juniper and clementine peel. Brackish sip, with a return of pomegranate and officinal notes.
Luca Gardini
Issue: February 13, 2024
Score: 94/100
Pale ruby red in colour. Delicate aromas of violet, iris and pale rose petal. Red cherry, redcurrant, liquorice, worn leather, eucalyptus, orange peel and distant spice. on entry showing freshness and energy, light in texture. Savoury. Linear. Full of character. Memorable. Articulated finish.
Tony Wood
Issue: March 25, 2024
Score: 93/100
The first two concepts that arrive in mind for Fattoria deli Barbi’s 2019 Annata are respect and tradition because this insistent sangiovese is just what has been and should always be. Fruit and acidity straight away, together and equal which means there will almost certainly be balance in effect all the way through. That is in fact the case for a 2019 that pays duty to vintage and homage to history. The wood is a bit aggressive mind you and that too adheres to lines of necessity to see a sangiovese from a very good Montalcino vintage with the ability to age. Drink 2025-2030. Tasted November 2023.
Michael Godel
Issue: February 2024
Score: 92
Thomas Rydberg
Issue: March 26, 2024
Score: 89/100
Tasting vom 22.03.2024. Strahlendes Rubingranat. Schüchterne Nase nach reifen Erdbeeren, Muskat und Lakritze, im Nachhall erdige Anklänge. Saftiger Gaumeneintritt, mit griffigem, weitmaschigem Tannin, zeigt wieder erdige Anklänge, im Finale leider trocknend.
Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler
Issue: July 2024
Score: silver
SILVER MEDAL. A high-quality wine that clearly demonstrates good winemaking while serving as a good example of its style, source or dominant grape. 89-92 points
Judging Panel: Patrick Schmitt MW | Editor-in-Chief, the drinks business, Andrea Briccarello | Business Development Manager, Jascots, Patricia Stefanowicz MW | Consultant, Educator & Project Manager, Neil Sommerfelt MW | Proprietor, NS Wine Consultancy
Issue: July 2024
Score: 90/100
Herber, etwas ledriger und getrocknet-pflanzlicher bis -floraler Duft nach reifen schwarzen und ein wenig roten Beeren mit feinen Suppenkräuternoten und getrocknet-fleischigen Tönen. Reife, fest gewirkte, herb-saftige Frucht, präsentes, feinsandiges Tannin und gewisser Säurebiss, pfeffrig-ätherische Noten und getrocknete Kräuter, nachhaltig am Gaumen, tabakige Anklänge, etwas Schokolade, hat Kraft, aber auch kühlende Elemente, im Hintergrund Suppenkräuter, eine Spur Tomatenmark, gute Tiefe, sehr guter, fester, herb-saftiger und -würziger Abgang mit Salz. Trinkempfehlung: Mitte 2025 bis 2034+.
Naso aspro, un po’ coriaceo, da vegetale a floreale, bacche nere mature e un accenno di bacche rosse, delicate note di zuppa e di erbe secche. Frutta matura, soda e tartassata, presente, tannini fini e sabbiosi e un certo mordente acido, note pepate ed eteree ed erbe secche, persistente al palato, note di tabacco, un po’ di cioccolato, ha potenza ma anche elementi rinfrescanti, erbe da minestra in sottofondo, un accenno di concentrato di pomodoro, buona profondità, finale molto buono, sodo, tartassato e speziato con sale. Raccomandazioni sul consumo: Mitte 2025 bis 2034+
Issue: September 20, 2024
Score: 92/100
This deeply historical producer, with one of the largest collection of vineyards in the appellation, has principally southern-facing sites in the preferred 300-500m (985-1,640ft) altitude band. These have delivered full ripeness in 2019, showing a characteristic smoky, tarry quality: scorched earth, rosemary and sagebrush over dried cherry, with wafts of coffee from a sojourn in barriques and other small vessels before passing into botti. The palate’s slightly caramelised cherry fruit also has a smoky cigar-ash quality, exaggerating some of the notes of the nose. Tannins are pebbly and rounded, and the acidity, while present, doesn’t quite offset the moderate energy of the fruit. DRINKING WINDOW 2026 – 2034
Sarah Heller MW
Issue: September 29, 2024
Brunello di Montalcino, Fattoria dei Barbi, vin rouge, 2019, 54,75$, cépage: Sangiovese 100%, sucre : 2.2 g/l, alc. : 13.5%, code SAQ : 14764415.
Vinification – Avant la fermentation les raisins subissent une macération pré-fermentaire à froid. Suite à la fermentation alcoolique qui dure de 15 – 17 jours, le vin est placé en fûts de chêne 2,25 à 15 HL ou la conversion malolactique a lieu. Le vin est ensuite affiné pendant 48 mois en fûts de 60 à 120 HL avant d’être embouteillé et de subir un affinage complémentaire d’un an avant la mise en marchéNotes de dégustation Notes de dégustation – au nez Ce très beau Brunello dégage au nez des arômes de prunes et de cerises d’une belle concentration ainsi qu’un soupçon de notes florales et d’herbes aromatiques. Notes de dégustation – en bouche En bouche la texture est veloutée et le profil aromatique fort complexe avec des flaveurs de fruits rouges et noirs soulignées par une torréfaction bien intégrée. Le vin est ample, puissant avec des tannins charpentés et tissés serré. Belle densité et longueur étonnante.
Accords Vous ferez de beaux accords avec des viandes grillées ou braisées.
Nous avons aussi dégusté le 2018 ainsi que le 2006. Le millésime 2019 présentait plus d’amplitude que le 2018 qui lui présentait des tannins plus charpentés. Le 2006 présentait quelques notes tertiaires tout en conservant beaucoup de fraîcheur et un caractère bien fondu. Le millésime 2019 sera disponible en octobre, 2024. Le 2018 est présentement disponible. Le 2006 ne l’est pas.
Claude Lalonde
Issue: September 30, 2024
Score: ♥
Andreas März
